Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 36

Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī

Devanagari script

तमभ्येत्य महात्मानो गन्धर्वाः कामरूपिणः सिषिचुर्वारिणाभ्येत्य लब्धसंज्ञो ऽभवत् क्षणात्

Transliteration

tamabhyetya mahātmāno gandharvāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ siṣicurvāriṇābhyetya labdhasaṃjño 'bhavat kṣaṇāt

Translation

Approaching him, the great-souled Gandharvas, able to assume forms at will, sprinkled him with water; and in an instant he regained consciousness.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अभ्येत्य: having approached
• अभ्येत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having approached’

• महात्मानः: great-souled ones
• महात्मानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समास: महत् + आत्मन् (कर्मधारय)

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कामरूपिणः: able to assume forms at will
• कामरूपिणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; समास: काम + रूपिन् (तत्पुरुष)

• सिषिचुः: they sprinkled/poured
• सिषिचुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• वारिणा: with water
• वारिणा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• अभ्येत्य: having come near
• अभ्येत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having approached’ (repeated)

• लब्धसंज्ञः: having regained consciousness
• लब्धसंज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्धसंज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समास: लब्धा + संज्ञा (तत्पुरुष)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• क्षणात्: in a moment
• क्षणात्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/काल-निर्देश), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘within a moment’

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Purāṇic dialogue frame (traditionally Pulastya → Nārada at the macro-level)

Primary Deities

• Gandharvas (celestial class of beings)

Key Themes

• Divine/celestial intervention
• Restoration (saṃjñā-lābha) after delusion
• Kāmarūpa (protean forms) as a Purāṇic motif

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even when one is overcome by moha, timely aid—whether from wise companions or higher forces—can restore clarity; the verse underscores the dharmic value of intervention to prevent further adharma born of passion.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita / narrative episode: a situational development within the story, illustrating conduct and consequence rather than genealogical catalogues or cosmic cycles.

What is the symbolic significance?

Water commonly signifies cooling, purification, and the settling of rajas (agitation); sprinkling water functions as a ritual-psychological reset, countering the ‘heat’ of kāma and the stupor of moha.